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Dictionary of Financial Scam Terms©
Payment Processing & other Counterfeit Draft Scams / Work at home jobs: processing payments, collections, donations, investments, forwarding checks and money orders, forwarding packages, forwarding money received by Western Union, writing and signing checks, Secret shopper jobs, forwarding cash received in packages and envelopes
Green Card Lottery Scam: Truth and Lies in simple words
FDIC Special Alerts List of Counterfeit Checks
Fraud secrets con artists don't want you to know!
Welcome to the Fraud Aid Document Library for Online Fraud
Here you will find practical information for fraud victims, articles and white papers covering many types of fraud, The Dictionary of Financial Scam Terms©, The Fraud Victim's Manual©, and more.
Library Index
Disaster Scams: Profiting from misery: A guide to recognizing disaster scams on the Internet: scam phrases and scam prevention ground rules
9 Basic Truths About Scams: "If fraud were so easy to spot it wouldn’t be a multi-billion dollar per year industry in the US and a multi-trillion dollar industry worldwide."
12 Steps to Getting Your Life Back on Track: Coping with the aftermath of a fraud.
Riding in Cars With Strangers: Was your daughter conned into an abusive relationship?
How-To's
How to write a narrative / fraud report:
Brief narrative / fraud report - for scams that lasted a few days or weeks).
Long form narrative / fraud report - for scams that lasted several months or years.
How choose the right law enforcement jurisdiction to report a scam - Where to report a scam: Talking to the right jurisdiction and navigating your way through the law enforcement system without wasting your time.
How to work with your attorney - A scam victim's guide to working with your civil attorney, Public Defender, or private criminal defense attorney.
How to speak with law enforcement - An at risk of arrest and arrested scam victim's guide to understanding law enforcement.
How to handle threats from scammers - What to do when you are receiving harmful threats from scammers by phone call, letter, or email.
How to use your Miranda Rights - Know your Miranda Rights and how to use them.
How to read an Agreement / Contract - Learn how to read and understand Agreements, Terms & Conditions, Terms of Service before agreeing to them.
How to create, maintain and organize your contact and correspondence log
How to really verify checks, money orders, and wired funds
How to negotiate with creditors - Assembling a budget packet and writing the cover letter
How to report scam email - Find the Full Headers in your email and file a scam email report.
Information documents
Arrested fraud victims - for fraud victims who have been arrested.
At risk of arrest - For fraud victims who feel they are at risk of arrest.
Catching the bad guys: Hunting down scammers
Checks, money orders, and wired fund - How to really verify checks and money orders and your legal responsibility when you cash or deposit a draft or receive funds wired into any of your accounts.
Disclaimer - Fraud Victim Guidance disclaimer
Jurisdictions - Where to report a scam: Talking to the right jurisdiction and navigating your way through the law enforcement system without wasting your time.
MIRANDA - Know your Miranda Rights and how to use them
Threats from scammers - What to do when you are receiving harmful threats from scammers by phone call, letter, or email.
Fraud Victim Advocate - Definition.
You and Law Enforcement - An at risk of arrest and arrested scam victim's guide to understanding law enforcement.
You and Your Attorney - A scam victim's guide to working with your civil attorney, Public Defender, or private criminal defense attorney.
We are not attorneys and don't pretend to be. In our experience, the information and guidance offered on this site have proven to be effective; however, we always recommend that you consult with an attorney.
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